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Phenotypic detection of metallo-β-lactamases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from hospitalized patients in São Luis, State of Maranhão, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Carvalho Roberto Morais Luz de, Marques Sirlei Garcia, Gonçalves Luís Henrique Bastos, Abreu Afonso Gomes, Monteiro Silvio Gomes, Gonçalves Azizedite Guedes
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INTRODUCTION: Acquired metallo-β-lactamases (MβL) are emerging determinants of resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii. The objectives of this study were to phenotypically detect MβL in imipenem-resistant P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii, to investigate the association between MβL-positive strains and hospitals, and to compare the resistance profiles of MβL-producing and non-MβL-producing...
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